The Ibarapa All Progressive Congress, APC fora has extolled Barrister Ajibola Muraina as he celebrate his 61st birthday today, 1st of September. Dr Muraina Ajibola, a former federal lawmaker representing Ibarapa North and Central Federal Constituency, who serve the constituency for three consecutive times with a meritorious achievements. Celebrating the former lawmaker, the group said…
At least 57 students of Government Technical College in Orita Aperin, Ibadan, have been arrested by the police for allegedly invading CAC Grammar School and causing significant property damage. According to sources, the incident occurred on March 20, at about 3:20 p.m. The students were said to have raided the school and shattered all the…
A wave of defections from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has sparked fresh controversy across Nigeria’s political landscape, with allegations emerging that high-level political figures are being lured by lofty promises allegedly orchestrated by the presidency and the APC national leadership. Findings indicate that beyond the commonly cited reasons such as…
The Federal Government is exploring the possibility of securing the transfer of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who is serving a nine-year sentence in a UK prison for organ harvesting. A high-level delegation from Nigeria was dispatched to the United Kingdom on Monday to engage British authorities. The delegation, which met with officials…
Could curvier women be more intelligent than their skinnier peers? A new study seems to suggest that this is the case. But there may be more to these findings than meets the eye. The Claim Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of California at Santa Barbara looked at data from a study…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the temporary shutdown of all its examination portals due to scheduled maintenance. The notice, published on the Council’s official website, affects candidates and institutions accessing examination-related services. The announcement posted on the NECO website reads: “All our examination portals will be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. We…
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has elected Bosun Tijani, Nigeria’s minister of communications, innovation, and digital economy, as vice‑chair of the ITU Council 2025. Tijani announced his election in a statement on Tuesday. The ITU is the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). It was established to promote international cooperation in…
The leadership of the Obidient Movement has accused paid propagandists of targeting Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, with falsehoods ahead of the 2027 general election. Yunusa Tanko, national coordinator of the movement, raised the alarm in Abuja on Monday. Tanko said the group has been confronted with…
As much as $41 billion in World Bank climate finance is unaccounted for, according to Oxfam International. In a report released on Thursday, Oxfam revealed that an audit of the World Bank’s climate finance activities from 2017-2023 found that between $21 billion and $41 billion in climate finance was not tracked from the time…
A bill seeking to make Sharia law not just a personal matter in the constitution has been rejected in the House of Representatives. The bill seeks to amend sections 24, 262 and 277 of the Constitution by removing “personal” in the application of Sharia law. The sponsor of the bill, Aliyu Missau, said commercial entities…
